Turkey remains Syria's top trading partner, but Asia and the Gulf are rapidly gaining ground. Philip Luck on what Syria's shifting import map reveals about its reintegration into the global economy:
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- As the Iran war raises the risk of medicine shortages, Kira Nygren examines the Middle East's push toward pharmaceutical self-sufficiency, and how far the region still has to go.
- Lebanon and Israel went into Rome with, as @paul_salem puts it, "almost opposite" roadmaps. Read his breakdown of what each side wanted heading into this round of talks:
- A newly signed U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement, followed within a day by a significant new condition. Amb. Michael Ratney examines what this reveals about the reliability of the United States as a strategic partner:
- Can Gulf economies keep diversifying while war reshapes the region? Can Lebanon, Gaza, and Syria absorb another shock? Watch CSIS’s @myacoubian in conversation with the IMF’s Jihad Azour to discuss the July 2026 World Economic Outlook:
